Human Crash Tests in Germany in 1982

This is a series of crash tests done with human stunt drivers in Germany. They were performed for the German TV show "Der 7. Sinn" (English: The 7th Sense), a show which often dealt with matters of car safety. These particular tests were done to show the value of wearing your seat belt. The episode date is February 14, 1982. Judging by the snow on the ground, it's likely the crashes were conducted in December 1981 or January 1982. The stunt driver in the second and third crashes is Hermann Joha.

In the first crash, the first car appears to be an Opel Rekord E (1977 or newer) hitting an unknown, likely 1970s car. I think it's a Simca 1307 (1975 or newer)
In the second crash, the car appears to be a yellow 1968-1977 BMW E3.
In the third crash, the car appears to be a white 1965-1972 (W108) Mercedes S-Class.

A few observations I made from this crash series:

-They used old vehicles in the more severe crash tests. The BMW's design was 14 years old, the Mercedes' design was 17. To be fair, they were high-end luxury cars, and this was 1982 when it was often thought that older luxury cars were still very safe compared to newer cars, and they were when compared to many small and midsize cars. But you know what's safer than a 1965 or 1968 luxury car? A late 1970s or early 1980s design. Still, the stunt driver walked away, and hindsight's 20/20.

-The BMW's windshield popped out, a design feature that was thought to be safe in the late 1960s and early 1970s, but by 1982 nearly all cars were designed to retain the windshield (in fact, it's been a federal standard in the USA since 1976). As far as car features go, the pop-out windshield is among the dumbest ideas ever, especially in an era when few people wore seat belts. Seriously, WTF? If I got in a crash and my windshield popped out, I'd be very angry.

Also, I'm pretty sure it's been a VERY long time since Bimmer made a pop-out windshield. I wouldn't be surprised if they changed the design during the E3's run ('68-77). This particular E3 looks to be an early model. I'd bet 99% that BMW made its last pop-out windshield before 1980.




Update October 26, 2017: Fixed mistakes and added more description. The yellow car looks more like a BMW than an Alfetta, the Opel is a Rekord, and the car being hit is a Simca 1307.